Super Bowl XLVI
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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series moves to the uber-fast Atlanta Motor Speedway for the 25th race of the 2010 season, the Emory Healthcare 500. NASCAR expert Brian Brown looked at past performances, season trends, and spoke to team contacts to provide the internet's most accurate projection of how the field will finish.
When
Sunday, September 5, 2010
7:46 p.m. ET
Weather
Partly cloudy with a high around 84; wind out of the NE at 4 mph. There is a zero percent chance of precipitation.
The Track
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a very wide 1.5-mile oval. It has 24-degree banking on the corners. Due to the fast surface and steep banking it is known as the fastest track on the NASCAR circuit.
Key to Race: Will it be a Busch sweep?
Kurt Busch was very dominant at Atlanta in March. He has been driving well this season and sweep at the track won't surprise us. Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch have also had recent success at the track.
Qualifying Procedures
Forty-seven cars will attempt to qualify for 43 spots. Starting positions 1-43 will be determined by qualifying on Friday, September 4 at 4:40 p.m. ET. Cars in the top 35 in owner points are guaranteed a spot in the field.
Fantasy Cheat Sheet
Top 5
No. 2 Kurt Busch: Busch dominated two of the last three races at Atlanta. It is tough to not choose him this weekend.
No. 9 Kasey Kahne: Kahne has six top-five finishes in 13 career races at Atlanta, including a win at the track last September. He is a great choice.
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson: Johnson has visited Victory Lane in two of the past seven Atlanta races. He will be tough to beat this trip to Atlanta.
No. 99 Carl Edwards: In 11 career starts at Atlanta, Edwards has finished in the top seven an impressive nine times. He won the September 2008 race at the track and is one of our favorites to win on Sunday ... if he can avoid the No. 12 car's front-bumper.
No. 24 Jeff Gordon: Gordon has four career wins in the ATL and has finished in the top 10 in 18 of the last 23 races at the track. He will be strong once again this weekend.
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No. 17 Matt Kenseth: Kenseth has 12 top-10 finishes in 21 starts at Atlanta. The No. 17 will be very good.
No. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya: Montoya has had back-to-back third place finishes at Atlanta. He is a great choice this weekend.
No. 14 Tony Stewart: Stewart won the October 2006 race at Atlanta and has 13 top-10 finishes in 23 starts at the track. He should be in the top 10 once again.
No. 18 Kyle Busch: Busch won the March 2008 race at ATL. He will be back inside the top 10 this weekend.
No. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Junior has 10 top-10 finishes in the last 18 races at Atlanta and has been one of the best drivers at the track the past four years. This is a rare weekend we think Junior is worth using in all leagues.
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